Is the Bald Eagle only kept in cages nowadays?

Question

I thought the bald eagles was America's national animal emblem. Now I hear that it is extinct in the wild because people shoot the wild birds.

Not much fun having a national emblem in a cage like a budgerigah. How many Americans have seen their Bald eagle in natural flight?

Answer 1

I hope those people who have them in cages don't try to teach them to swear - like owners of budgies & cockies do!

Answer 2

Very funny. It's illegal for anyone to own a bald eagle as a pet. They are a protected species. Eagles kept in captivity (at zoos and rehabbers) don't live in little cages - they live in huge flight enclosures - outside. Eagles can't be taught to speak - ever. Eagles, and all other birds of prey, are carnivores - they eat meat. They would eat a budgie, but not a cracker.

Answer 3

Bald Eagles are not extinct in the wild..not sure where you got your info from...but it is completely wrong. Bald Eagles were just taken off the endangered species list since their populations are doing well. I have seen Bald Eagles in the wild many times. They are still protected by law like ANY native bird..all are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act...harming, harassing, or killing one can still get you heavily fined and sent to jail.

Answer 4

I saw a Bald Eagle flying right here in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. We have a few around from what I'm also told. There have also been Bald Eagles seen nesting at Round Valley reservoir here in NJ.

They are quite a sight to see in the wild. They are really impressive to look at when they're in flight.

I'm sure glad that I got a chance to see one!

Answer 5

I don't have an answer as to how many Americans have seen one, but I did find this about the recent delisting from endangered to threatened:
"The Bald Eagle was listed as Endangered in most of the U.S. from 1967 to 1995, when it was slighted upgraded to Threatened in the lower 48 states. The number of nesting pairs of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states had increased from less than 500 in the early 1960's to over 10,000 in 2007. They had recovered sufficiently to delist them from Threatened status on June 28, 2007."

I have seen them several times, in Alberta Canada. The greatest show for them is in BC in winter - lots of people like to go see this congregation:
"From November until February, one to two thousand birds winter in Squamish, British Columbia, attracted by the salmon spawning in the area."

Answer 6

Im in western Wisconsin and I see one or more at least once a week. Ive seen Bald Eagles hunting right from our back deck which is facing a small lake and have seen them make actual kills at least 5-6 times this last summer.

Answer 7

The bald eagle population is healthy today because it was reintroduced from Canada after being on the verge of extinction in the US.

Answer 8

Your information is wrong. The bald eagle was nearly extinct--andis still on the endangered list. However, abunch of those unAmerican bleeding-heart tree-hugging environmental liberals set to work a few decades ago to help the population recover.
Now as a result of their work, and despite budget cuts by the so-called "patriotic" neoconservatives, tehe bald eagle population is making a strong recovery. in my own state, Georgia, we have over a hundred in the wild, and the population of eagles continues to grow steadily.

Excuse the political rant--but it makes me sick to see these so-called "Americans" ignore these issues--and then belittle the people who actually go out and fix the problem.

Answer 9

I live in Iron River, Michigan. I see bald eagles a few times a year. They are rare here, but more common than other places.

Answer 10

The Bald eagle population here in Michigan has made a good come back. I see at least one every day.

Answer 11

The bald eagle lives in its natural habitat. The population is growing slightly because the pesticide that was being used in the 1970s was making the eagle's egg shells weak. They would therefore crack.